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John Sevier letter to Col. Meigs, February 16, 1804.

 Collection
Identifier: MM.2011.013

Scope and Contents

John Sevier, Knoxville, Tenn., letter to Col. Meigs, Agent for the War Department in Tennessee. February 16, 1804. ALS 1 p. (Fragile; fragment of seal on inner paper). Re: Letter delivered by Cap. Samuel Gordon of Williamson County, who has been active in recovering stolen property from the Creek Indians. Would like to have him authorized to obtain additional stolen property from the Creek Nation; permission needed from the Executive of Tennessee. He would like to take rifles and powder with him.

Dates

  • Creation: 1804

Conditions Governing Access

Material is available for research. Prior arrangement MUST be made by contacting the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection at mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org

Extent

1 Mss ALS

General

Recataloged manuscript from early manuscript accessions in the McClung Collection.

Title
John Sevier letter to Col. Meigs, February 16, 1804.
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Repository

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